Bill Landrum vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Bill Landrum
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Landrum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 3.39 and 1.414 for Bill Landrum. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Landrum and Dick Matthews

Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
8.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
37.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.96
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
3.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
33.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Landrum and Dick Matthews

Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Landrum and Dick Matthews

Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
5544.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
5.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bill Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-21.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
186.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA